Chapter 287: Foreign Expert
Marx, a white man about forty years old, I don't know if the Germans with this surname like to have a big beard, anyway, this Marx also has a yellow beard; Akyol, a white man in his thirties, when he hears this surname, he is probably of Eastern European or Turkish descent, and he does look similar, with black hair and black eyes. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
The last German expert was a little unexpected by Hong Tao, her surname was O'Connor, yes, she was a woman, she was still very young, but she couldn't tell whether she was in her twenties or thirties. White women, beginning at the age of sixteen and continuing through to the age of forty, cannot tell the approximate age group without close, unobstructed close observation.
She was only slightly shorter than Hong Tao, and she was still wearing flat shoes. Looks, it's really average, the facial features are very upright, especially a pair of big gray-blue eyes are a plus, but the freckles and orange hair on that face are really flattering, it looks very funny, a bit like a character in a cartoon.
However, Hong Tao is pleased that her English is obviously stronger than the other two, although it sounds very strange, and she can pronounce DAY into the DIE sound, but it is always easier to understand than English with German.
"Ms. O'Connor, do I have a question for you?" According to Hong Tao's habit, ladies must take precedence, although their tempers are fickle and easy to embarrass people, they are usually weaker than men in terms of thoughtfulness, and to put it bluntly, they are easy to deal with. And the age difference between herself and her is the least, so it is easier to find a common language.
"Mr. Hong, right? That Mr. Lin has already asked a lot of questions along the way, and it's almost time to eat, and we haven't even opened the packaging of the equipment, do you want to have other ceremonies!?" O'Connor's attitude was a little stiff, and he was very impatient with Hong Tao's accosting.
"Personal issues, nothing to do with work. Since we are cooperating, I think it is necessary to simply understand each other, so as to avoid many misunderstandings in work. By the way, I'm afraid you don't know yet, I will be responsible for the daily life of the three of you in the future. In order to do my job well, I have to get to know the three of you first. ā
Impatient, right, Hong Tao will not get used to their kind of problems, what's wrong with foreign experts, Lao Tzu has seen less than fifty experts, and there must be thirty, you still have to talk to me politely, otherwise I will make your bicycle tires deflated every day!
"OK, excuse me!" Seeing that Hong Tao did not flinch at all, and talked eloquently, O'Connor slightly put away his impatience.
"Marx and Akyol are like Germans, but you don't look like them. I don't mean to offend, just guess, are you Irish?" Hong Tao had never seen an Irishman, but he had heard other foreign teachers tell Irish jokes, and freckles and reddish hair were the distinguishing features of purebred Irishmen. However, the Irish are not a good word in the eyes of Europeans and Americans, it represents drunkards, coolies and poverty, and most strangers do not ask directly in person.
"Hah! Have you been to Ireland?" O'Connor's expression was exaggerated when he heard Hong Tao's question, less like anger than surprise.
"No, I've heard people talk about the Irish, and your hair reminds me of them. This time, Hong Tao didn't brag anymore and honestly admitted the evidence of hearsay.
"You're half right...... I'm from Australia, but my grandparents are both Irish. They are electrical engineers, and I have inherited their talents. What's your name? Can you tell me your full name? I think you said it just now, can you say it again?" Sure enough, young people are easy to communicate, and a question of where they came from made O'Connor and Hong Tao break away the barrier between strangers and foreigners, and become willing to communicate.
"Hong ...... Tao: Which city in Australia are you from?" Coming to the room where the equipment was stacked, the other two German experts had already begun to unpack and inspect, and the other project team members were holding notebooks next to them to carefully record, seeing that O'Connor didn't seem to have any intention of going over to help, Hong Tao simply accompanied her by the door to continue chatting.
"Melbourne, that's a beautiful place, you know?" O'Connor really didn't plan to go over to help, and Marx and Akyol didn't mean to call her over.
"I've read it in books, and I hope I can see it when I have a chance in the future. In fact, your job is good, you can run around in various countries, I don't know if your company is still recruiting employees, do you think I can try it?"
Hong Tao told the truth again, the city of Melbourne does not have a strong sense of existence in the minds of most people in China, and he knows nothing except that it used to be one of the two major cities in gold mining and Australia. But it's easy to find a topic for small talk, compliment the other party for a good job, and it's also a good way for strangers to communicate.
"If you're married, I advise you not to choose this job, which probably has the highest divorce rate in the world, and you spend 10 months of the year in a foreign country. For example, the last time I went home was winter, and the next time I go home, it will probably be winter. ā
Whether it is a Chinese or a foreigner, as long as the weight of the horse's ass and the proper orientation are appropriate, there will be good gains. O'Connor naturally accepted Hong Tao's compliment, and then began to say that it was insufficient, which would be a little more modest.
"Can I understand that you are not married?" Flood Tao is a thief, and immediately found a new topic from O'Connor's words.
"Oh oh oh, you're too cunning, I'll have to be careful with you in the future. "The first time we met, O'Connor wasn't used to letting strangers know too much about her situation, but she could already joke with Hong Tao, and that's progress.
From more than ten o'clock to half past eleven, Hong Tao and O'Connor were chatting at the door, and Hong Tao didn't even look at what was in the equipment box. The colleagues of the project team did even better, and no one reminded him to go over and have a look, as if Hong Tao and the project team had nothing to do with each other.
Hong Tao knew very well what they thought, so he simply wanted to be quiet, not to look at it, not to look at it, to be a good nanny and driver with peace of mind, and to spend the ten days or so of equipment commissioning period safely, and everything would be fine.
Naturally, the lunch of foreign experts cannot be eaten in the canteen of the satellite station, so Hong Tao has the right to take them to eat anywhere, as long as he rushes back before half past one. According to Lin Qiang's arrangement, he originally wanted to send them to the restaurant where the Aerospace Bridge was staying for dinner, and it would be enough to hurry up and go back and forth for two hours. But Hong Tao doesn't want to go that far, there are many small restaurants nearby, why do you have to go to a hotel. As for whether these three foreign experts are used to eating, Hong Tao already knows it.
The word "expert!" is a bit over-the-top for Marx, Akyol, and O'Connor, who are at best technicians who install equipment in the field, and don't need to make any fanfare about welcoming them. The manufacturer sells the equipment, and then sends technicians and engineers to install and debug, which is a necessary service, and you can't give money if you don't install and debug it well. Who has ever heard of a welcoming ceremony to welcome a telecom engineer to his home to install broadband? If you don't install it for me, why should I buy your equipment and services?
Of course, in this era, foreign adults can come to a very low-level engineer, especially the employees of some large foreign enterprises, often mistaken for experts by domestic leaders, and then make more than the standard of hospitality, which is expensive and makes people laugh, and it is easy to arouse the arrogance of the other party.
Hong Tao chatted with O'Connor just now not only to shorten the distance between the two sides, but more importantly, to touch the bottom of the three of them. Through these small talk, it is easy to grasp the position, status and ability of the other party, which is actually the best skill of Chinese and is often used in daily work and life. The customers who met for the first time chatted at the wine table, and they didn't talk about serious things, but after the breakup, everyone was almost at the bottom of their hearts. It's just that due to language or psychological factors, this skill is rarely used on foreigners in the early and middle years of reform and opening up, and it seems that they are always a little afraid.
"Marx, let's go eat Chinese food today, I know a very good Chinese restaurant. Hong Tao said very politely, as if he was asking for the opinions of the guests, in fact, he was about to drive to the place, agree or disagree that it is here, I want the uncle to run dozens of kilometers to run you to have a broken lunch, dream!
"I'm fine, Miss O'Connor, what do you think?" Marx was a very standard German, or a German polytechnic man, and like the foreign teachers in the school, he was unsmiling and single-minded.
"I've got a ...... with O'Connor The young lady communicated, and she felt that the proposal was very constructive. Hong Tao grinned at O'Connor in the co-pilot, and accented the title of Miss. Now whether she admits it or not, the reality of being single has been exposed.
Marx ...... You've fallen for him......" O'Connor protested against his companion's carelessness with his hand on his forehead.
"Spicy, pork, no problem, right? Then I'll order for you, there's no English menu here, if I explain all these dishes to you, we can have dinner right here." "The restaurant is on the street of Yungang Town, Hong Tao has come to eat, the taste is good, mainly clean.
"Boss, don't get used to them, just according to the usual taste, let's have a dry stir-fried beans, shredded pork in Beijing sauce, dry-fried small yellow croaker, boiled fish, pot collapsed tofu, and then an oyster sauce and cabbage heart. But don't use a large plate and divide these dishes into four portions, one for each person. If you have a fork, you can put on a fork, if you don't have a fork, you can make a spoon, and you can have a pair of chopsticks, maybe they will use it. After ordering the dishes in one go, Hong Tao made a special request, a separate meal system.